New records of Azhdarchids (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from the late Cretaceous of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Central Asia

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-197

  Averianov, A O ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Azhdarchidae; Central Asia; Kazakhstan; Late Cretaceous; Pterosauria; Russia

Indexed keywords

AZHDARCHIDAE; CONIACIAN; PTEROSAURIA;

EID: 34147168322     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030107020098     Document Type: Review

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